Artists in the News
We are proud of our members’ participation in local shows and exhibitions. The following is a list of Hull Artists’ involvement in juried art shows and their awards, most recent first. If we’ve missed anyone’s activities or if you have news to share contact Zee Giesbrecht, zeegiesbrecht@gmail.com
Joan Appel, “Confluence”
Barbara Canney, “Circle of Life”
Donna Goes, “Hold Onto Your Dreams”
We are thrilled to announce that two of our members, Joan Appel and Barbara Canney, have won Honorable Mentions in the South Shore Art Center’s 2026 Spring National Juried show, “Shaped by Water.”
South Shore Art Center
“Shaped by Water”
119 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA
March 19 – April 25, 2026
Opening Reception: March 19, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Joan Appel, “Confluence”
Barbara Canney, “Circle of Life”
Donna Goes, “Hold Onto Your Dreams”
Donna Goes, “Oh, Hello There” and “Party of Six”
North River Arts Society
“2026 Festival of the Arts Poster Competition & Exhibit”
157 Old Main Street, Marshfield Hills, MA
March 9 – March 26, 2026
Opening Reception: March 14, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Awards at 7:30 PM)
Donna Goes, “Oh, Hello There”
Donna Goes, “Party of Six”
Donna Goes, “Tulips on a Table”
James Library & Center for the Arts
“7th Annual Spring Juried Art Show”
24 West Street, Norwell, MA
March 27 – April 25, 2026
Opening Reception: March 27, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Donna Goes, “Tulips on a Table”
Bart Blumberg,“A Snapshot in Time”
Cover feature article in the February issue of the Scituate Living magazine.
Joan Appel, First Place, “Wash Day”
Vanda Gallery
“Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” sponsored by the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA)
379 Huguenot St, New Rochelle, NY 10801
New Rochelle, NY
Through March 2026
Tricia Tkaczuk Griffin, “Looking across Straits Pond”
New England Watercolor Society’s “Brushes with Nature”
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, PLYMOUTH
Jan. 16 – March 4, 2026
Donna Goes, “All You Need is Love”
“Works of the Heart” at Native
51 Front Street, Scituate, MA
February 6 – February 12, 2026
Opening Reception: Feb 6, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Donna Goes, “Cute as a Button”
North River Arts Society “In From the Cold”
157 Old Main Street, Marshfield Hills, MA
January 17 – February 15, 2026
Opening Reception: Jan 17, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Donna Goes, “Hope for Spring”
Helen Bumpus Gallery
77 Alden St. Duxbury, MA
January – February 28, 2026
Donna Goes, “Sneaky Pete”
The Scituate Senior Center + Scituate Arts Association show
333 First Parish Rd., Scituate, MA
January – February 2026
Fantastic Plastic – Helen Bumpus Gallery
The Duxbury Free Library
77 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
January 5, 2026 to March 2, 2026
Donna Goes, Best in Show, “Soaring into Silence”
Hull Lifesaving Museum “Annual Sea & Sky Art Show”
Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA
February 6 – March 29, 2026
Opening Reception: Feb 6, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
ONE IF BY LAND, two if by sea
On Display in the Dolphin Gallery
Please join the artist for a reception on
Saturday, November 8 from 2:00 – 4:30.
Hingham Public Library
66 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA
Nov 8th – Dec 6th
Lara Williams
“The Riverwalk” (2025, Encaustic, 32″ x 48″)
Norwell Public Library, Meeting Room
UNEARTHED
Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov 8, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Light Refreshments Provided)
Norwell Public Library, Meeting Room
64 South Street, Norwell, MA
Nov 4 – Dec 29, 2025
Lara Williams, “The Riverwalk”
The Art of Betsy Taylor: My Wall: Private Collection
This Illustrator/Painter is displaying 15 Oil and Acrylic paintings that she kept for her own home and family.
Clemens Gallery in Hingham Public Library
66 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA 02043
Show Dates: Sept 5 to Oct 4, 2025
Richard Foley, “Sunset Sail”, “Calm Flight”
Scituate Arts Association’s Front Street Art Gallery Presents – “Here and There” with Richard Foley and Susan Kerrigan
August 20th — September 14th
Reception: September 5th, 6 — 8pm with Driftway Jazz
Front Street Art Gallery — supported in part by the Scituate Arts Association
Hours: Wednesday — Saturday, 10 — 5PM except 10 to 7PM on Friday and Saturday; Sunday Noon to 5PM
124 Front Street, Scituate, MA
781-545-6150
Moments in Time – Un-themed, Members-Only Show
Stephen Foley’s painting, titled Anya in Blue has been chosen for the promotion of Plymouth Center of the Arts late summer members-only show
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, PLYMOUTH
August 6 – September 7, 2025
Stephen Foley, “Anya in Blue”
Bart Blumberg,“Faces and Places”
Presented by the North River Arts Society
There will be an opening reception, Friday, August 29, 5:30 to 7:00 PM
Ventress Memorial Library
ventresslibrary.org
1837 Ocean St, Marshfield, MA 02050
August 23 – October 11, 2025
The Art of Cathy McCarthy: Inside Out. Scenes and Dreams from the Shore
Join us in celebration of the works by Cathy McCarthy, on display August 2 – September 4, 2025 at the Dolphin Gallery, located in the Hingham Library.
Start: Saturday, August 02, 2025
End: Thursday, September 04, 2025
Location: Dolphin Gallery, located in the Hingham Library
Jun 25 – Jul 20th, 2025
She is also involved with the ongoing “Book Event – Storytime and Craft” activities going on for “Beach Day”
Jun 14 – August 13
Brenda White Henriquez – Oil 1st Place
June 16 -September 12, 2025.
Open Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm and Fridays 10am-1pm
Closing Reception Sunday September 7, 1-4pm
Evenings and Weekends by chance or by appointment.
Brenda M. White Henriquez, “Low Tide”
WESTERNSCAPES: CELEBRATING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
A Photography Exhibit at the Dolphin Gallery
Hingham Public Library
66 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA
June 28th – July 31st
Opening Reception Monday June 30th 7PM
The way we see it…
A collaboration of works by Paul & Donna Goes showcasing similarities and contrasts in our interpretations of the world around us.
Opening Reception, May 4, 2025, 2PM-4PM
In the Dolphin and Clemens Galleries at Hingham Library
66 Leavitt Street • Hingham, MA 02043
Scituate Senior Center presents:
• T r a n s i t i o n s •
LYNN RAY
MAY 1 – JUNE 30, 2025
JOANNE VIGNONI PAPANDREA GALLERY
333 FIRST PARISH ROAD
SCITUATE, MA
Open Monday-Thursday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Fridays 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Reception Tuesday
June 10 @ 4:00 – 5:30pm
Donna Goes, “No Words were Spoken”
North River Arts Society: 2025 Focus on Figures – Judged by Laurel Stern Boeck
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 6–8pm. Awards at 7:30pm.
157 Old Main St, Marshfield, MA
April 5 – May 1, 2025
Donna Goes, “No Words were Spoken”
SSC SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY: A CURIOUS MIND
Opening Reception
April 27 1:00-3:00
South Shore Conservatory
1 Conservatory Dr, Hingham, MA
April 7 – June 27, 2025
Linden Ponds Art Council presents: POINTS OF VIEW
A collaboration of works by Paul & Donna Goes
Opening Reception on Wednesday, April 16 at 3pm in the Derby Clubhouse Gallery
Linden Ponds
300 Linden Ponds Way, Hingham
April 16th
Scituate Senior Center
“Moonrises and More from the South Shore”
The Photography of Bart Blumberg
At the Scituate Senior Center
333 First Parish Road
Scituate, MA 02066
January 6 – February 27, 2025
Monday – Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Reception to Meet the Artist
Thursday, January 16, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Joan Appel, “Pond Lily Buds” Best in show.
“Inspirations”
Cape Cod Art Center
3480 Route 6A, Barnstable, MA 02630
August 12 – September 6, 2024
Joan Appel, “Pond Lily Buds”